Tech Traditions

Each year Michigan Tech hosts numerous traditions, involving students, staff, and
even the local community. The list below highlights some of traditions that are hosted
by various departments and student organizations on campus.

An Afternoon on the Town is a Michigan Tech event that invites local businesses/services to welcome our students
and show them what they have to offer. Starting on campus, down College Avenue, and
throughout the downtown Houghton area there will be live music, refreshments, giveaways,
and prizes for student participants.

Every year, Michigan Tech students are welcomed back to campus with this week-long tradition that will get everyone back into the swing of the academic year.

This program is designed to complement the first-year Orientation experience, and
provide opportunities for returning students to see all that is new and improved on
campus. The week is jam packed with social activities, food, entertainment, and much,
much more!Sponsored by: Student Activities

Classes are released at noon on Friday following Labor Day so that students, staff,
and faculty can celebrate Keweenaw Day (K-Day), a celebration of the beautiful Keweenaw Peninsula, which is home to Michigan Tech.
Everyone heads out to Chassell Centennial Park on Lake Superior for a day of fun,
sun, music, games, and food.Sponsored by: Fraternity and Sorority Life and Student Activities

During the fall semester, we invite your parents and family members to the Keweenaw
Peninsula to explore campus, attend cultural events, cheer the Huskies to victory,
and tour the area to view the vibrant fall colors. It is a weekend filled with fond memories of Michigan Tech and is also a great opportunity to introduce your family to the
Keweenaw area.Sponsored by: Wahtera Center for Student Success

No Michigan Tech tradition can match Winter Carnival for national fame and overall involvement. Organized by Blue Key National Honor Society
since 1934, Winter Carnival started in 1922 and has grown to become one of the largest
annual winter festivals in the nation. It features huge, intricate snow statues on
campus and in the local area, a home hockey game, broomball and other sports, skits,
sleigh rides, a queen and court, and more midwinter fun than you’d think was possible!
Winter Carnival is held in early February and students have a two-day break from classes.Sponsored by: Blue Key National Honor Society

Spring Flingis always the Friday of Week 13 of the Spring Semester. Students end the academic year and welcome warmer weather by engaging in activities.
Various student organizations participate in this event providing food and entertainment
for a campus community eager to relax and have fun before the serious business of
final exams begins.Sponsored by: Memorial Union Building (MUB) Board